favelado

  

fa·ve·la·do

[fah-vuh-lah-doh, fuh-vel-ah-; Portuguese fah-ve-lah-doo]
noun, plural fa·ve·la·dos [fah-vuh-lah-dohz; Portuguese fah-ve-lah-doos] .
a person who lives in a favela.
Origin:
1960–65; < Brazilian Portuguese, equivalent to favel(a) favela + -ado ≪ Latin -ātus -ate1

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